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      Manage Device configuration

      A quick overview of Device configuration interface and a set of best practices to stick to.

      In this guide, we will show you how to adjust configuration of your existing devices, edit resources capacity, configure backups, and so on.

      Device configuration page

      After clicking a device on the list, you'll open a Device's configuration page, which consists of three main sections:

      1. Control panel
      2. Configuration
      3. Details

      Control panel

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      This section allows you to:

      • Shutdown, reboot, or stop your device
      • Open HTML5 console
      • Delete the device
      • Add specific notes
      • See the general device info and setup instructions

      Configuration

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      Here you can see the configuration of your device and enter editing mode by clicking Edit Device. Within this mode, you can add segregation rules, adjust CPU and RAM size, manage HDD/SSD storages, and networks.

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      Before making any configuration adjustments, make sure your device is powered off.

      Be careful when changing disk configuration

      Editing and deleting the storage of a server might cause severe damage to your file system if done wrong. We recommend to always make a backup or snapshot of your server and data before you apply changes.

      Details

      This section consists of multiple tabs:

      • Overview: displays system status, usage reports, activity & changes logs.
      • Monitoring: if Device Monitoring is enabled, it shows CPU, RAM, Networks, and Disks usage graphs.
      • Scripts: allows you to manage and run bash or PowerShell scripts directly on the device.
      • Backups: here you can configure backups for your server.
      • Snapshots: this id a central place for creating and managing instant device snapshots.
      • SSH Keys: lets you manage your SSH keys for Linux-based devices.

      Best practices

      Disk configuration

      • Unmount the disk from your OS before deleting it in HQ
      • For technical reasons, it's only possible to extend the disk volume, not to shrink it
      • When you extend the disk volume, Xelon HQ can automatically extend your partition too. If you only extend the disk, you need to extend the partition manually, with any preferred tool.

      Networks

      • Usually, you'll need only one LAN/WAN network interface on your server, which will serve as the default gateway
      • To migrate a device between networks, besides selecting the new network, select the new Primary IP
      • If Xelon HQ can't overwrite the template automatically, you must change it manually
      Warning: Multiple network adapters on one device

      For routing reasons, your device must hold a default route configuration that defines which interface/path to take when reaching an external destination. When you add multiple network adapters, you still need to define the default interface. You can do it by configuring the Default NIC to the correct interface. Usually, it's the same interface that is used to connect to the internet.